Azed Competition No. 1992  Azed Slip  |  ◀  1988  |  1997  ▶  |  Other competitions  |  ordStats
No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
1992 Aug 2010FOULARD normal24

 

AwardClue writerClueExplanation
FirstR. J. HealdSilk scarf entangled leads to Isadora’s end on roadfoul + a + Rd; ref. I. Duncan’s bizarre death
SecondD. K. ArnottClothing terminal to Isadora, entangled with rear of car and dancer’s heada in foul r, d, & lit.; ref. I. Duncan
ThirdC. J. MorseI often cover conjuring tricks, and I could expose an old fraudcomp. anag.
VHCM. BarkerA fogle/sudary might be (eg) this, saycomp. anag. & lit.
VHCM. BarleySquare worn around la dame’s head?la in four + d, & lit.
VHCJ. G. BoothDilapidated Ford starts to upset antinoise league – a muffler’s requiredanag. incl. u a l
VHCC. J. BroughamBanquo’s bonkers to mix with Duncan’s killerfou + lard; ref. Isadora D., Macbeth
VHCM. CoatesLike Shakespearean murder, a king died. Was this the cause of Duncan’s death?foul + a R d; ref. ‘murder most foul’, Macbeth and Isadora D.
VHCP. ColesA square covering La Dame’s head?La in four + D, & lit.
VHCN. C. DexterWhat may become heads of ladies at upper-class do [Fr]anag. incl. l a u, & lit.
VHCV. DixonFine, classy stuff – around one’s head, could beo in f U lard, & lit,
VHCW. DreverIs this accessory fancy coloured scarf, say?comp. anag. & lit.
VHCC. M. EdmundsCostly belcher? Damage to US, primarily Florida, could make this oneanag. of U Florida less I; ref. Gulf oil spill
VHCM. GoodliffeRab C Nesbitt’s drunk, fat belcher, perhapsfou lard; ref. comic TV character
VHCB. GrabowskiWiper switch usable only intermittently in car?anag. of u a l in Ford
VHCD. V. HarryCould be travelling far, Ludo Fogleanag.; ref. infant son of globe-trotter Ben F.
VHCD. F. ManleySquare worn by the French – used by ID for one?ID with la in four for I, & lit.; ref. Isadora Duncan
VHCD. P. ShenkinLoud scarf possibly, sc. ——comp. anag.
VHCP. L. StoneA wonderful spinning could result in stylish new ——comp. anag. & lit.
VHCJ. R. TozerWhat could go around a crag? A Shetland island roadFoula Rd; crag = neck
VHCDr A. J. VarneyFine stuff to wrap around you, covering head(y)ou in f lard, & lit.
VHCA. J. WardropA light stock that, with fat skimmed off, is drunk in Scotlandi.e. foulard less lard = fou
VHCG. H. WillettWhat goes round the neck and is shameful? Albatross rashly destroyed, originallyfoul + A r d; ref. ‘The Ancient Mariner’
VHCK. J. WilliamsGraceful Isadora – tragically a car is entwined with e.g. this scarfcomp. anag.; ref. I. Duncan
 

HCs in competition 1992 awarded to:

T. AndersonR. GilbertM. A. Macdonald-CooperMs M. Stokes
D. AppletonJ. GrimesW. F. MainA. W. Taylor
J. AppletonP. F. HendersonP. W. MarlowMrs A. Terrill
D. ArthurR. HeskethJ. R. C. MichieMrs M. L. Thomas
P. BartlamC. & C. HintonC. G. MillinR. Thomas
T. C. BorlandM. HodgkinT. J. MooreyD. H. Tompsett
Rev Canon C. M. BrounJ. HoodD. J. R. OgilvieMs S. Wallace
Dr J. BurscoughMrs D. B. JenkinsonMajor J. D. PlummerMrs L. Williams
C. A. ClarkeMrs J. M. JohnsonD. Price JonesD. C. Williamson
M. CorlettMrs S. G. JohnsonT. RailtonJ. S. Witte
Ms S. CurranG. JohnstoneD. R. ReedJ. Woodall
A. G. FlemingDr A. KitchingB. RoeS. Wride
Dr I. S. FletcherE. C. LanceS. J. Shaw 
M. FreemanD. LesterD. A. Simmons 
R. GibbonJ. C. LeylandP. A. Stephenson